两个神秘的来客来到乔治开设的快餐店等待每夜来此吃晚餐的皮特·拉恩，他们以枪威胁乔治支走所有客人，等拉恩到来，可是碰巧他没有来，杀手决定去他家干掉他，乔治派人去报信想让拉恩离开，而因为不愿再躲躲藏藏终于被两个杀手枪杀。保险公司的理赔员希望从他的保单受益人奎尼那里找到线索，于是顺藤摸瓜找到了他的受益人奎尼，她是一家旅馆的服务员，多年前曾经救过因为陷入绝望而想要自杀的拉恩，他也设法找到了拉恩的昔日好友警官塞姆和已经成为塞姆妻子的拉恩女友劳莱，从他们这里了解到拉恩的一些情况，拉恩是个因残退役的职业拳击手，退役以后混迹黑社会无法自拔，他更为了一个神秘女人凯蒂而顶罪坐牢，出狱后，他参加也一次精心谋划的团队抢劫，然而，凯蒂在这件事里横插一杆，所有人的命运改变了…… Thelma Jordon, late one night, shows up in the office of married Assistant DA Cleve Marshall. Before Cleve can stop himself, he and Thelma are involved in an illicit affair. But Thelma is a mysterious woman, and Cleve can't help wondering if she is hiding something. Thelma has a plan up her sleeve that will ruin Corey if his love for her and his own weakness win out. Thelma has a heart and a conscience. She comes to love Cleve, and has concern for his life and his future. Despite her wish that her life could be different, she realizes that she belongs in a lawless world. AyoungwritergoestoParis.HemeetsinthetrainayoungwomanforcedtomarryawealthycasinomanagerinMonteCarlo.HistrueloveforthegirlisabouttodirecthimtoMonteCarloandtoturnhimselfintoacompulsivegambler.He’lllosehismoney,hisintegrityandhisprinciplestosavethisgirlfromherfuturewhilefightingthedemonofgamblingwiththemostpowerfulweaponamancanhave:love. 
